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Poll: Draft by "End of Day" Means 5 pm, 8 pm, midnight, 9 am next day?

Also--your time or their time?
crusty glassy pit dog poop
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Bossy cordovan roommate
  01/05/26
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Mind-boggling Yellow Tanning Salon Candlestick Maker
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
crusty glassy pit dog poop
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
Overrated unholy ticket booth
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Histrionic step-uncle's house police squad
  01/05/26
...
gay parlor
  01/05/26
Cr
duck-like sexy gas station
  01/05/26
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jet therapy
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
carmine beady-eyed kitty
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
crusty glassy pit dog poop
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
carmine beady-eyed kitty
  01/05/26
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olive stag film
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
Aromatic lay
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
crusty glassy pit dog poop
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
Aromatic lay
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
crystalline talented dilemma boiling water
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
crusty glassy pit dog poop
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
mint tripping church depressive
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
crystalline talented dilemma boiling water
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
fighting volcanic crater church building
  01/05/26
...
gay parlor
  01/05/26
...
shivering marvelous shrine fat ankles
  01/05/26
...
Thirsty green telephone voyeur
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
hilarious abode hairy legs
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Brilliant vibrant school cafeteria patrolman
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
crusty glassy pit dog poop
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Mahogany Aphrodisiac Plaza
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
crusty glassy pit dog poop
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
dull queen of the night range
  01/05/26
Cr.
comical forum
  01/05/26
...
bisexual geriatric gaping area
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Thirsty green telephone voyeur
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Mahogany Aphrodisiac Plaza
  01/06/26
lol
Thirsty green telephone voyeur
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Stimulating hell
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
fear-inspiring feces kitty cat
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Thirsty green telephone voyeur
  01/07/26
...
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  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: crusty glassy pit dog poop

Also--your time or their time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564535)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Bossy cordovan roommate

your time eod 12am

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564546)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Yellow Tanning Salon Candlestick Maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564549)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: crusty glassy pit dog poop

Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the people waiting on the draft are going to do another turn in the wee hours of the morning. So, at that point, what's the differences with doing (and billing for) a few more hours and sending it at 3 am?

And at that point, what's the difference with waiting to send it at 7 or 8 am, before the next workday starts?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: Overrated unholy ticket booth

“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people waiting on the draft are going to do another turn in the wee hours of the morning.”

what kind of penny-ante hobbyists are you working across from?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Histrionic step-uncle's house police squad

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564552)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: gay parlor



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564562)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: duck-like sexy gas station

Cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564673)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: jet therapy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564678)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: carmine beady-eyed kitty

"When it's done"



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564555)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: crusty glassy pit dog poop

What if it's not done until after EOD?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564564)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: carmine beady-eyed kitty

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564579)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: olive stag film



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49565826)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Aromatic lay

depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? like 2pm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564560)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: crusty glassy pit dog poop

Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule.

For other work, I don't want to scramble to get things done by 2 pm--especially because it means I might get the next round of comments back the same day. I want to chill while things build up throughout the day, then scramble through several things between about 4:30 and 5:20.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: Aromatic lay

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564624)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: crystalline talented dilemma boiling water

Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more appreciated because it lets others bill easy hours before bed. Inhouse 2 pm is only west coast with east coast audience but most people specify “COB” and that means get it out by 4 your time so others have the option of reviewing before they leave to pick up their kids or after they put their kids to bed (they won’t actually review or respond for at least a week).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: crusty glassy pit dog poop

Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone wants to review it that day, they should say so and specify a time. People get jammed up with meetings, multiple agreements to review, poasts to make, etc.

Absolutely CR re "they won’t actually review or respond for at least a week," btw. There are two times for responses--5 minutes after you send and late next week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: mint tripping church depressive

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564630)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: crystalline talented dilemma boiling water

Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend that they are hardworking and for you to pass your own self-imposed shit test. But the logic of this makes sense the more exposure you have to senior execs/SVPs and other managers of managers who are running large organizations. Most of what they do is at least partially performative.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: fighting volcanic crater church building

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564577)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: gay parlor



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564629)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: shivering marvelous shrine fat ankles



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564881)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: Thirsty green telephone voyeur



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49565722)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: hilarious abode hairy legs

usually means "within the hour"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564613)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: Brilliant vibrant school cafeteria patrolman

9 or 10pm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564647)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: crusty glassy pit dog poop

Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after the kids go to bed. So, getting the draft out before I go to bed matches the EOD and my schedule better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: Mahogany Aphrodisiac Plaza

It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zone if the person is either important or a client. In other cases it means before they log on the next morning.

Worst thing you can do is send it early enough to get comments back that night, after you’ve rushed to get it out, screwed off online for 90 mins to recuperate, and finally turned to the other work you were supposed to get done yesterday/today/last week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: crusty glassy pit dog poop

What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, requestor is on east coast?

In either of those cases, it should mean before they log on the next morning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: dull queen of the night range

in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49565377)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: comical forum

Cr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49565691)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: bisexual geriatric gaping area



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49565821)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Thirsty green telephone voyeur

More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you go to bed and before I wake up.” But you better gird your ass if you misjudge that and get a “Where is the draft?” at 4 am.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: Mahogany Aphrodisiac Plaza

There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of that 4am email

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: Thirsty green telephone voyeur

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49569664)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: Stimulating hell

At the end of the day, what does it matter?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49565824)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: fear-inspiring feces kitty cat

close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by midnight for biglaw and by tomorrow dawn for mid-tier firms.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: Thirsty green telephone voyeur

You got it reversed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49569669)



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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: ;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;




(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/#49587793)